TITLE:
Summer birds : the butterflies of Maria Merian / Margarita Engle : pictures by Julie Paschkis.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt & Company,
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805089370
